Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-15

vent the fishing for smelts with bag nets 4;
read and accepted.
Mr.. Wright of Paris, from the Committee
on Legal Affairs, reported ought not to pass
on bill an act relating to partition of water
rights and mill privileges owned by tenants
in common; read and accepted.
Bill an act relating to mortgagors' interest
in property mortgsged to secure the perform
ance of collateral agreements, came up for
first reading, was amended by Mr.. Walton OF
Skowbepan, read three times and passed to
be engrossed, under a suspension of the
rules.
On motion of Mr. Lufkin of Orrington,
Ordered, That on and after this date all
debates shall be limited to five minutes for
each person.
Bill an act to amend sec. IL. chap. 46, re-
vised statutes, relating to the transfer of
certificates of stock, came up for third read
ing and was read the third time; pending
passage to be engrossed it was tabled by MIR.
Harrington of Norridgewock.
On motion of Mr. Manley of Augusta the
House reconsidered its vote assigning Tues
day for the consideration of resolve for the
protection and propagation OF fish and game
and for the enforcement of the law relating
thereto. The resolve was then read the
second time and passed to be engrossed under
suspension of the rules.
Bill an act to authorize banks whose
charters have expired to assign and discharge
mortgages and debts standing in their name,
in certain cases. House document PSF, was
taken from the table and amended on motion
of Mr.. Barker of Bangor. The bill was
then passed to be engrossed. as amended. the
amendment being thus:
Adding after 'persons" in line 10, the fol-
lowing: "The assignees of any debt or de-
mand not to be hereby invested with any
more right of action, or of claim, than now
possessed by the bank or its stockholders;
and all defences shall be open to any person
who may be sued thereon, to the same ex-
tent as would exist if sued in the name of the
bank or its stockholders, instead of by an
assignee"
On motion of Mr.. Chase of Damariscotta,
Senate document 60, bill an act for the pro-
lection of fish in Medomak River, was taken
from the table, read the third time and passed
to be engrossed.
Bill an act to repeal chap. 1872, private and
special laws of 1878, an act relating to a free
high school in the town of Frenchville, was
taken from the table, on motion OF Mr.. Man.
lev of Augusta, report of the committee ac-
cepted in concurrence, bill read three times
and passed to be engrossed, uader a suspen-
sion of the rules.
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien of Thomaston,
bill an act authorizing Frank w. Lincoln to
use the earth and other substances on the
bottom of Chalk Pond, was taken from the
tai lie, Senate amendments concurred in, bill
passed to be engrossed, as amended.
Resolve requiring the Land Agent to con-
vey certain lots in township Is, range 6, w.
E. L. S., House document 257, was taken
from the table on motion of Mr.. Dickey of
Fort Kent, and on Mr.. Dickey's further
motion the rules were suspended and the re-
solve considered without reference to a COM
mittee.
Mr. Harrington referred to the order in
troduced by him when this matter was up be-
fore, which order was passed aud referred
this question to the Land Agent for report to
the next legislature. He only wished the thing
disposed of properly, and he thought the re-
solve ought to be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Dickey spoke for the resolve, and said
that this matter had remained unsettled for
thirty years, and this kind of procrastination
was only species of injustice to the settlers
to be benefited by this resolve.
Mr.. Ryder of Springfield thought that if
the statement of facts accompanying this re-
solve were true, and we had no reason to
assume otherwise, the resolve ought to have
passage.
Mr.. Harrington supported his motion to
indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. Walton of Skowhegan would like to
hear from the Land Agent on this matter.
Mr.. Dickey replied, and at the conclusion
of his remarks the matter was tabled on his
motion.
Mr.. Walton then introduced the following
order, and it was given passage
Ordered. That the Land Agent be request
ed to report to this House forthwith why the
lots mentioned in House document 257 have
not been decided to settlers as indicated there
in.
On motion of Mr.. Looney, the House took
a recess until 80 p. M.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Resolve In relation to the back salary OF
guards at the State Prison.
Bill an act to establish local boards of
health and to protect the people of this State
from contagious diseases.
PASSED TO BE ENaRossED.
Bill an act to establish local boards of
health and protect the people of this State
from contagious diseases.
| Bill an act to repeal the charter of the
| Eclectic Medical College of Maine.
| Bill an act to repeal the charter of the
Penobscot Valley Gorsedh of Bards and State
| of Maine Branch of the Drudic University
| of America.
Bill an act to incorporate the Winthrop
Water Company.
| Resolve providing for salaries of Commits
sioners of Fisheries and Game.
| Bill an act relating to mortgagors' interest
| in property mortgaged to secure performance
of collateral agreements. Gas smended)
| Resolve providing for the purchase of Ger.
tain copies of the early York records.
Resolve authorizing the Treasurer of State
to refund certain taxes.
| Resolve abating State taxes against town
of Mayfield and township known as Pleasan,
| Ridge Plantation in the County of Somerset,
and Barnard in Piscataquis County.
Bill an act to amend sec. 46. chap. 40, re
vised statutes, to provide for the better pro-
lection of smells.
| Bill an act for the protection of salmon ant
alewives in Pleasant River, Washington
| County.
|